OL eliminated by Manchester United after a completely crazy scenario!

Imitate Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for the last square in the Champions League. This was the objective of Olympique Lyonnais when there is on the legendary Old Trafford lawn this Thursday evening, as part of the return quarter -finals of the Europa League. With the same eleven as in the first leg-namely a 4-3-2-1 where Cherki and Almada supported Mikautadze, preferred to Lacazette at point-the Rhodanians had to get rid of the current 14th of Premier League, organized in 3-4-3 with an offensive trio composed of Garnacho, Fernandes and Höjlund. Held in check (2-2) at Groupama Stadium last week, OL began this shock in the worst way.

A first nightmare act

Too lax defensively defensively and little inspired in the construction of the game, the Rhone club was logically punished at the outset. At the end of a magnificent collective action, Ugarte, alone in the second post, opened the score with a resumption of law (1-0, 10th). In great suffering, OL avoided the worst in stride on a resumption of Casemiro, perfectly diverted by Perri (16th). Faced with the difficulties of his partners, Cherki then decided to take the game on his own. Almada then Akouokou, found by the genius of Lyon, however stumbled on the Mancunian defense (22nd). In the process, Maitland-Niles saw him his recovery flying over the goals of Onana (30th).

More threatening, OL was still very close to equalizing thanks to the inevitable … Cherki but the number 18, author of a formidable lonely rush, saw his shot rejected by the Mancunian goalkeeper (32nd). Despite the prowess of its crack, OL was still as fragile defensively. If Fernandes, served in the back of the defense, found the bar after a magnificent volley (36th), Dalot was finally going to take the break just before the break … On a long transverse, the Portuguese defender took the best on Tagliafico and tried Perri with a cross shot with the help of the post (2-0, 45+1st).

Cherki awakens OL …

Back to the wall at the break, the Gones thanked Perri as soon as the locker room returns. Launched in depth, Garnacho humiliated Mata before falling on the Lyon porter (50th). After this new fright, the Lyonnais regained control of the game and pointed out around the Mancunian surface. Served by Tagliafico at the penalty spot, Tolisso fell however on a large Onana (54th). Fonseca then decided to launch Lacazette, Fofana and Tessmann and OL was finally rewarded. On a free kick, Tolisso took advantage of a deviation from Lacazette's head to reduce the score (2-1, 71st). Relaunched, the Gones were growing in the last quarter of an hour.

Taking advantage of the Mancunian doubts and a new clumsy recovery, Masitland-Niles armed a heavy strike but rose to Onana (75th). By dint of growing, the lock was finally going to jump. After a good fixation and a good center of Fofana from the right side, Maitland-Niles resumed from the second post. Onana managed to divert the ball but Tagliafico, an opportunist, equalized the goal line (2-2, 78th). Completely relaunched, OL was continuing its business but a new turning point intervened … guilty of a hanging on Yoro, Tolisso was receiving a second yellow card and left its partners to ten (89th).

… Before the unthinkable!

On the free kick conceded by Tolisso, Fernandes came up against a large perri (90+2nd), who finally sent the two training courses. In numerical inferiority and despite the entrances of Amass and Eriksen, the Lyonnais, dominated, resisted … before stinging. On a flashing, Cherki took advantage of a shift from Fofana to arm a heavy strike at the entrance to the surface which left Marble Onana (2-3, 105th). Flying, the Lyonnais even made the break on a penalty transformed by Lacazette (2-4, 110th). In the process of reaching the last square, OL was finally going to be struck by lightning … First on a penalty transformed by Bruno Fernandes (3-4, 114th) before Mainoo equalized (4-4, 120th) and Maguire exploded Old Trafford (5-4, 120+1st). At the end of a completely crazy scenario, Manchester United will therefore find Bilbao, a fall of the Glasgow Rangers, in the last square. A very cruel end for the Lyonnais of Paulo Fonseca…